Open AccessCOVID-19 and Dementia
Author(s) -
Shiv K. Sharma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0976-3260
pISSN - 0972-7531
DOI - 10.1177/09727531211009420
Subject(s) - dementia , coronaviridae , covid-19 , neurocognitive , pandemic , medicine , outbreak , coronavirus , virology , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , psychiatry , disease , cognition , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The World Health Organization has declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. The causative agent for COVID-19 is an RNA virus of the Coronaviridae family. In addition to the respiratory and other complications, a significant proportion of COVID-19 patients show neurological manifestations. Dementia is a neurocognitive disorder, the prevalence of which is projected to increase in the coming decades. This review provides an overview of the effects of COVID-19 on dementia patients.